Chapters 3/4 Review

Front

Which of the following best explains a historical argument on why the Chinese abandoned the commercial voyages of the Zheng He expeditions?
The trade with foreign regions was seen as unnecessary and costly with little reward for China.
The size of the fleets was so limited that they could not compete with the greater capacity of the Europeans.
Chinese navigational skills were inadequate to expand areas of expedition beyond the Pacific Ocean.
There was little of value for the Chinese to export, and the voyages were expensive to carry out.

Back

The trade with foreign regions was seen as unnecessary and costly with little reward for China.

Front

China's treasure fleet voyages by Admiral Zheng He reached as far west as which of the following areas? The Horn of Africa, The Strait of Malacca, The Hindu Kush, The Maldives

Back

The Horn of Africa

Front

What development allowed Europeans to obtain the products of East Asia?

Back

Chinese dynasties, such as the Song, grew stronger, so long-distance trade could be conducted with less risk.

Front

What products would Indians and other non-Chinese merchants be most likely to purchase in a market in Hangzhou, China?

Back

silk, porcelain, and tea

Front

Which development was the turning point that led to the expansion of trade between Asia and Europe?

Back

The conquests by Mongols, which led to improved trade routes and reduced trading costs.

Front

Which objects or ideas represented continuity or change in Chinese trade? Options: Silver, gems, and gold went from Europe to China; silk, paper, and gunpowder went from China to Europe, Silver, gems, and gold went from Europe to China; wool, horses, and the ideas of Islam went from China to Europe, Silk, paper, and Christianity went from Europe to China; gunpowder, silver, and Buddhism went from China to Europe, Paper and Christianity went from Europe to China; silk, gunpowder, horses, and wool went from China to Europe

Back

Silver, gems, and gold went from Europe to China; silk, paper, and gunpowder went from China to Europe

Front

Despite the disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate, Islam continued to spread across Afro-Eurasia in the period 1200-1450 primarily because of which of the following? The activities of Sufi missionaries, The conquest of the Christian Crusader States in the Levant, The voyages of the Muslim eunuch Zheng He, The translation activities of Muslim scholars

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The activities of Sufi missionaries

Front

World historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes? Trans-Saharan routes, Indian Ocean network, Central Asian routes, East Asian sea network

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Trans-Saharan routes

Front

Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina?

Back

Mansa Musa

Front

Which choice best describes the origins of the Swahili language?

Back

Arabic-Bantu mix